The Latest Breaking News from Police Scotland

THE National Union of Journalists (NUJ) has said it will “follow up” with Police Scotland after a journalist at The National was threatened with…

A JOURNALIST at The National was threatened with arrest by a police officer while attempting to cover a major protest outside a Glasgow arms factory.

Police Scotland’s Jo Farrell says other agencies need to ‘step up’ and allow officers to focus on core duties

Police Scotland thanks public who helped trace 29-year-old Jamie Ross who escaped from guards while at Edinburgh crematorium

First minister of Scotland describes case as a ‘very serious and concerning matter’

Police Scotland received thousands of complaints under the nation's new hate crimes law just in the first few days after it took effect. Scottish First Minister Humza Yousaf told The Telegraph that "a tiny percentage" of the numerous complaints are "turning into actual investigations," but control room staff is running…

The husband of former Scottish leader Nicola Sturgeon was on Thursday re-arrested and charged over alleged embezzlement as part of a probe into the pro-independence Scottish National Party's finances, police said.

Official data for first week shows 7,152 reports received though nearly half of those were made on 1 April

Police Scotland says it will no longer investigate minor crimes, but it refuses to say exactly what constitutes a minor crime. In response to a freedom of information request by a local newspaper, the police force said releasing that information would give a "tactical advantage" to criminals. Officials said the…

First minister calls for end to vexatious reports after far-right agitators attempt to ‘overwhelm’ official systems

In today’s newsletter: In today’s newsletter: Scotland’s new Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act was supposed to protect its most vulnerable communities. Instead, it’s served only to create even bigger divides